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Spanish Exploration

  • Columbus' First Voyage
    Aug 3, 1492

    Columbus' First Voyage

    He was searching an all-water route to China, but instead found America. It was important because without him discovering it didn't only find new worlds and/ or continents, but set away to newer explorers.
  • Pineda's Voyage
    Oct 26, 1519

    Pineda's Voyage

    Pineda found the water rout and was the first on to map it because of him we know what the map looks like
  • Cortes Voyage
    Jan 8, 1521

    Cortes Voyage

    In 1521, Cortes attacks the aztecs in Tenochtitlan then defeats them and takes their riches and names the city "Mexico City".
  • Fray Marcos and Esteban Journey
    Sep 22, 1528

    Fray Marcos and Esteban Journey

    The purpous was to find gold, intead found adobe villiages.Fray Marcos reported that he had seen the 7 cities of gold.
  • DeVaca Voyage Start Day
    Oct 29, 1528

    DeVaca Voyage Start Day

  • Devaca Descovers Texas
    Nov 6, 1528

    Devaca Descovers Texas

    They ship wrecked to get there, and were there for 8 years.
  • Moscoso’ Expedition
    Jan 1, 1538

    Moscoso’ Expedition

    De Soto was the leader at the time, the purpose of his expidetion to finish exploring the map. The outcome was he found the Mississippi and his ruler had died.
  • Coronado's Expidition
    Jan 1, 1541

    Coronado's Expidition

    Coronado was looking to conquer the 7 Cities of Gold. He found Quivera asn Cibola. The importance was to find gold and make his empires rich.